Serbian Novak Djokovic regained his shine in what was his hundredth match at Melbourne Park, after defeating Argentinian Tomás Martín Etcheverry (30), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(2) in two hours and 28 minutes of fighting . , which was enough to get his ticket for the round of 16 of the Australian Open.
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The current champion surpassed Spain’s Rafael Nadal with his victory and confirmed himself as the second tennis player with the most appearances (16) in the round of 16 of the Australian Open, on a list led by Swiss Roger Federer, who was present in 18 fallen.
The 24-time major champion also achieved his sixty-three appearance in the fourth round of a slam and moved closer to Swiss grandmaster Federer, who with 69 appearances is the one who has played in the most fourth rounds.
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His rival will be known after the match between the American Ben Shelton (16) and the Frenchman Adrián Mannarino (20).
“It was a great match, my best match so far. The first two sets were at a great level,” Balkan explained in front of the Rod Laver crowd that erupted with a loud ovation after the current champion talked about the financial problems . as a young man in a country affected by war.
As for the match, the Balkans did not shrink, despite the slight cold that descended on a Rod Laver Arena full of Serbian flags, as usual when the world number one plays, with the few albiceleste rubber bands and the cheers for the last living were covered. Argentina in the box.
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Both tennis players started without taking excessive risks, trying to find the rhythm from the baseline and with very effective serves.
However, the ten-time champion demonstrated the reason for his love affair with this court and took advantage of the Argentinian’s first doubts, lowering his consistency on the first serve and giving Djokovic the opportunity to demonstrate why he is one of the best returners in history . the world, the history of this sport.
He broke to make it 4-2 that would lead to an initial 6-3, dominated by an apparent parity, which was reflected in eleven unforced errors for the Balkans and ten for Argentina.
Etcheverry, who successfully defeated Britain’s Andy Murray and Frenchman Gael Monfils in previous rounds, showed unquestionable solidity from behind with cross shots, but his inability to get to the net or change direction from the backhand improved Djokovic. accuracy when serving and changing direction at will.
He opened the second set with an early break that further sunk the conservative proposition of an Etcheverry who had been forged as a tennis player on Argentine clay and, as a result, with the patterns of this surface outdated on the Australian hard court.
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The only element that kept the Argentinian afloat was a good serve, against a Djokovic who had to maintain his plan, consistently switching in the background and especially from the backhand to the parallel, until a 6-3 in the second round that tied the score made. more difficult: the road to a prosperous Etcheverry.
Djokovic was also not distracted after the chair umpire gave him a warning for not adhering to the 25 seconds between point and point on serve and, despite his disgruntled face, he restrained himself and continued with his routine bounces before performing the throwing motion.
His 36 years weighed on him and his physique prevented him from continuing with the same self-confidence against an Etcheverry that decided to take a little more risk, with a greater desire to finish the points on the net.
It took a long time for the best exchanges to delight a boisterous Rod Laver, who was amazed by long rallies of the highest quality.
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The ten-time champion’s experience prevailed in the final tiebreak match 7-6(2), against an Etcheverry who left everything on the field and will proudly return to Argentina after achieving his best record on the banks of the Yarra River .
Source: El heraldo
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